St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-15
DONE IN COUNCIL.
Bonds for the Bridges--New Ordi-
nances Enacted--A Routine Rusi-

BOndS 1Of the brIOgeSssNeW OrdIs
nances Enacted Bust
ness.
All the aldermen except two were pres
ent at the adjourned meeting of the council
held last evening. The absent ones were
Babb and Phelps A communication from
County Auditor Condit embracing a reso-
luton to the effect that the city council ap-
point committee to confer with the county
commissioners i'll relation to building a new
court house, was read. The matter was re-
ferred to the committee on legislation. S.
u. Hopper sent III petition for appoint
ment to the position Of city Weighnlaster
which was referred to the committee Oh
markets. When the reading of reports of
city officers came up, one was read from
Andrew Rinker city engineer. advising the
disseminating of pipe sewers in the future
and substituting eggshaped brick sewers
The matter was referred to the committee
on sewers.
Aid. Haugan presented a resolution
authorizing the issuing of $780, 600 worth
OF municipal bonds the money so raised
to be used in the construction of bridges.
The resolution passed by unanimous vote
The same gentleman presented a second
resolution providing for the issuing of
pose, which was also passed by the same
vote. A third one providing for the Issuing
of 500, 900 worth of bonds was also
passed. All the bonds will draw interest
at the rate of per cent. The amounts are
for the Franklin avenue bridge, the steel
arch bridge and the bridge at Twentieth
avenue north. The committee appointed
to look into the matter of opening Nine
teenth street, from Park to Chicago avenues,
reported that it had been decided to aban-
don the proceedings. The report was
adopted. Aid Pratt. OF the committee on
roads and bridges, made motion that the
matter of laying out and extending and
opening of Monroe street, from Third
avenue northeast to Seventh street north
east, and the report of the commits
sioners' award of damages and assess
ments OF benefits be confirmed. The bill
of Robinson & Mead for S453, for sprink-
ling the streets in May, over which there
has been some discussion, was allowed.
A resolution to amend the fire ordinance by
extending the limits SO as to take in Frank
lin avenue between Tenth and Cedar ave-
nueS. was unanimously passed. Aid. Law
renee presented resolution directing the
city engineer to issue certificates to the
owners of property AUDITING on Fourth
street north from Bassett'S creek to Four
teenth avenue north from Fourth to Fifth
street, where sewer has recently been
built. and the city treasurer and comptroller
accept these certificates in lieu of money.
A discussion as to whether or not this
could be legally done, ended in the matter
being finally referred to the city attorney.
1t seems that this assessment was made
| under an error, as it should not have been
made until next season.
Norton saying that he regarded the adver-
Using by the city for proposals for furnish
ing wood to the work house as a violation
! of the contract the city had made with him.
The communication was referred to the
committee Oh work house and the city at
| torney. The resolution extending the time
allowed Harlow A. Gale in which to build
a central market until June l, 1855, had it's
| third reading and passed by vote of Is to
3. Those voting no were Aids. SwenSen,
Mareck and Haugen.
The ordinance providing for the licensing
and regulating intelligence offices and en-
DlOyment bureaus had its second reading
| and was slightly amended by compelling
the persons running such employment bu-
| reau or intelligence Office to give bonds in
| the sum of 81. 900 instead OF $500. The
| amendment also provides that person
applying lOI anu taxing OUT Incense
during the last half of the year may do
SO by paying half of what the license is for
| the whole year. Aid. Cloutier introduced
| resolution to amend the city ordinances
so that all city work could be done by con-
tract. The resolution was referred to the
! committee on legislation to prepare a bill to
that effect. Aid. Dwyer introduced a reso-
luton providing tor the erection of an cleo
| trio mast OH the corner of Washington and
| Cedar avenue. 1t was referred to the COM
! mittee on gas and Aids. Haugen and Sven
sen. A resolution providing for the OPEN
ing of Broadway northeast was passed.
AID. Downs introduced resolution pro-
viding that the committee on license ascer-
tain why the saloon known as the Jumbo"
had been allowed to run without a license.
The Hush Bank.
The creditors of V. G.. Hush assembled
yesterday to again examine into the con-
dition of the bank and make final report
upon his release as the indorser of Eastern